What’s the Prognosis for Long Island Sound’s Fish? We Asked the Doctor
Several factors causing major issues in Long Island Sound.
Category: Water
Fridays in the Field #7: Celebrating Our Volunteers
Forage Fish Caught in the Nets: The Struggle for Better Management and Monitoring
Fridays in the Field #6: Lynne Bonnett on advocacy, justice, and sewage in New Haven
Mussels and seaweed have the potential to help clean up Long Island Sound
While communities are investing heavily to upgrade sewage treatment plants and keep nitrogen out of Long Island Sound, researchers are studying whether mussels and kelp might be effective in removing it once it gets there.
Fridays in the Field #5: Dr. Syma Ebbin of CT Sea Grant & UConn Avery Point
Dr. Ebbin discusses nitrogen, overfishing, and the need for better management practices.
Save the Sound Restores Fish Passage on the Pequonnock River
One of the biggest problems facing fish in the Long Island Sound region is Connecticut’s abundance of dams and other barriers that make it difficult to migrate upstream and spawn. Some of our most important work is removing these barriers.
On Anniversary of Sandy, New Opportunities for Resiliency
We must look for opportunities to enhance the natural benefits of marshes, dunes, and river systems that not only help prevent disastrous flooding but also provide ecological benefits to our region 365 days a year.